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I am looking at slowly upgrading my older hardware, and that includes one of my monitors. But, given the historically long useful life of a good monitor, I am trying to decide how far up the upgrade path I wish to go since my budget is not unlimited and my photographic equipment is not used to produce revenue. I am currently using two NEC IPS monitors - a 2090UXi and a 20WMGX2. The latter is starting to exhibit a bit of ghosting, so I was considering a replacement. My initial thoughts were another NEC IPS panel, possibly a 1980x1200 in a 24" size (NEC EA244WMI or P242W) My current computer, which has a VGA port and a Display Port only supports a maximum screen resolution of 2560x1600, and while it is will also eventually be upgraded, funds do not permit both a new computer and a new monitor at the same time. So, I was initially considering a monitor that fully displays sRGB and displayed HD since these are reasonably common standards for most current hardware and software. But, I suspect that in a couple of years, 4K and possibly 5K monitors will be mainstream, and I do wonder if Adobe RGB will also be a more common standard than it is at present. In light of these possibilities, I am debating whether I should purchase an affordable interim monitor (EA244WMI) with the intention of another upgrade in a couple of years after my computer has been upgraded (and monitor standards possibly hit a plateau), or if I should just pick a nice a good quality sRGB panel and keep it for the long haul (P242W). I used to be the kind of person that purchased good equipment to keep for the long haul, but I am not so certain that approach is as valid as it previously was as technology has become more disposable. Does buying a good HD sRGB panel seem like a short-sighted investment given the trends in new monitor features? I realize that both high resolution and wide gamut features are not a necessity, but neither was 64-bit architecture until LR6 was released. Equipment may still be functional, but that does not mean that it will be supported. Any thoughts or advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
--Ken
Thanks,
--Ken